US stock futures rose Thursday morning as investors digested a fresh batch of megacap earnings alongside the Federal Reserve’s latest policy decision.

S&P 500 futures (ES=F) climbed 0.2% , while Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) held around the flatline. Contracts tied to the Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) rose 0.4%. The moves came after the major indexes held steady during Wednesday's session.

After the closing bell, earnings reactions drove sharp moves across megacap tech names.

Meta (META) surged as much as 10% in extended trading after issuing a first-quarter revenue outlook that topped Wall Street estimates, even as it said its AI ambitions would fuel spending to as much as $135 billion this year. Tesla (TSLA) gained around 2% after reporting quarterly results that exceeded expectations.

But Microsoft (MSFT) slid nearly 7% as investors reacted to slower cloud growth during its fiscal second quarter and higher-than-anticipated capital spending and finance lease costs. Amazon (AMZN) fell in tandem in after-hours action.

Meanwhile, investors are still digesting the Fed's first interest rate decision for 2026, in which the central bank held rates at the current rate. The central bank noted that the labor market is showing signs of stabilization, and Chair Jerome Powell suggested the Fed was ready to make decisions on a meeting-by-meeting basis. Still, futures markets are still pricing in two quarter-point rate cuts by the end of 2026, according to CME FedWatch.

Looking ahead, investors are gearing up for Apple’s (AAPL) fiscal first-quarter earnings, due after Thursday’s closing bell. Mastercard (MA), American Express, (AXP) and Verizon (VZ) are also scheduled to report results this week. On the data front, markets will be watching weekly jobless claims, durable goods orders, and wholesale inventory figures for further clues on the health of the economy.

Reuters reports:

Asian shares mostly fell Thursday as a wait-and-see attitude dominated in regional markets following the Federal Reserve's decision to keep its key interest rate unchanged.

Gains for some technology companies reporting strong earnings failed to lift shares in Tokyo, where the Nikkei 225 (^N225) lost 0.2% in morning trading to 53,274.71.

Computer chip testing equipment maker Advantest (ATEYY) surged 6.7% after it reported stronger than anticipated earnings. But other tech company shares most fell.

Elsewhere in Asia, South Korea's Kospi (^KS11) surged 0.9% to 5,218.81, hitting a fresh record as computer chip maker SK Hynix picked up 2% on a strong earnings report.

Elsewhere in Asia, South Korea's Kospi surged 0.9% to 5,218.81, hitting a fresh record as computer chip maker SK Hynix picked up 2% on a strong earnings report.

Reuters reportg Seng (^HSI) added 0.3% to 27,905.24, while the Shanghai Composite index lost 0.1% to 4,147.15.

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 (^AXJO) shed 0.6% to 8,883.30.

In Jakarta, the JSX (BISNIS-27.JK) sank 7.4% after the MSCI, a U.S. provider of global equity, fixed income and real estate indices, warned about market risks in Indonesia.

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Yahoo Finance's Ines Ferre reports:

Gold (GC=F) futures jumped above $5,500 per ounce on Wednesday as the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady, while a weaker dollar fueled the debasement trade, pushing investors toward hard assets.

The greenback (DX-Y.NYB) stabilized on Wednesday after sliding to its lowest level since early 2022, as President Trump shrugged off concerns about a weakening currency.

\\"No, I think it’s great,” Trump said in Iowa on Tuesday when asked if he's worried about a declining dollar.

Gold prices have rallied more than 20% year-to-date as the greenback has fallen against other currencies.

\\"Dollar weakness is supercharging the rise in gold ... adding fuel to the fire for the crazy rise in precious metals,\\" said Robin Brooks, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.

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